Run Like Hell Half Marathon 10k & 5k

Portland’s Run Like Hell Half Marathon starts and finishes at McMenamains Edgefield, a 74-acre destination resort about 12 miles northeast of downtown Portland that also sits on the edge of the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area. From there, the half marathon course takes runners along a fast, flat, and paved stretch of the Sandy River for the first several miles before heading on the roads toward Blue Lake Regional Park. The course stays flat as runners make a lap around the lake, then retrace their steps along the roads and the river back to the finish line at the resort. The race is run entirely on paved surfaces along the city’s streets and park roads, and race organizers ask that runners who cannot finish the half marathon with a pace of at most 15 minutes per mile run instead in the 10K race. Runners and walkers are welcome and encouraged to participate in any of the event’s three race distances, but walkers who sign up for the 13.1-mile race will need to be able to finish the course within 3 1/2 hours or less.